The Economic Impact of High Energy Prices in Australia

Energy Policy Institute of Australia Policy Paper #2: The Economic Impact of High Energy Prices in Australia” was guest authored by Executive Director and Adjunct Professor (UQ) Jim Snow in February 2014 and is getting a new airing with the whole debate on the costs of electricity and gas in Australia and its impacts on businesses and consumers. The paper was a portend to these trends and highlighted that it would take 3 to 5 years for the more serious effects to be felt – many thanks to the Institute for its great foresight to commission this Policy Paper – which can be found here

Australian Energy Daily published the below article outlining that the retailer lobby group the Australian Energy Council has commissioned a report showing that most consumers would benefit more from a reference price than a default market offer. Read more here.

Principal Consultant Alex Cruickshank, attended the launch of the Monash Microgrid Electricity Market Operator, which is supported by a grant from the Victorian Government. This project is to develop and implement a model for price-based management of a microgrid.